Team Manager Production, Energy

In this position...
As the Team Manager – Production, you will lead the execution, optimization, and continuous improvement of high-volume assembly and manufacturing operations within our advanced BESS facility. In this role, you will:

• Lead with
  
  Purpose:
  
  Build, inspire, and lead an agile production team to deliver advanced battery storage technology driving the future of the American grid.
• Lead System Performance:
  Drive standardization, discipline, and execution of the Ford Energy Production System (FEPS) to ensure peak manufacturing efficiency, quality, and operational stability.
• Enable Business Results:
  Deliver SQDCPME (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Maintenance, Environment) objectives through effective shift scheduling, resource alignment, and line performance management.
• Drive Continuous Improvement:
  Champion data-driven decision-making to optimize cycle times, eliminate production bottlenecks, reduce scrap, and maximize First Time Through (FTT) rates.
• Develop People & Capability:
  Build a high-performing manufacturing team through hands-on coaching, mentorship, and skill development of production operators, team leaders, and technicians.
• Partner Cross-Functionally:
  Align seamlessly with Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, and Logistics to resolve systemic line issues, support new product launches, and meet plant-wide objectives.

• Accountable for department-wide performance against key manufacturing metrics, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), First Time Through (FTT) capability, scrap reduction, and unit cost.
• Translate high-level corporate business plans into actionable, daily shop-floor manufacturing strategies, ensuring seamless alignment across all production shifts.
• Ensure absolute compliance with contamination-control protocols, cleanroom standards, and material handling guidelines critical to battery energy storage technology.
• Direct the response to critical facility constraints, material shortages, or major equipment failures, ensuring rapid escalation, root-cause resolution, and sustainable corrective actions.
• Manage department budgets, staffing plans, capacity constraints, and operational expenditure (OpEx) targets. Lead daily pre-task analyses and support safe work execution across all production shifts.

• Champion systemic continuous improvement efforts, utilizing Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g., 8D, DMAIC) to eliminate waste and variability.
• Govern the layered process audit (LPA) structure and process confirmation routines to ensure total adherence to standardized work.
• Partner with Quality and Launch Engineering to manage new product introductions (NPI), engineering changes, and system validation trials without compromising daily throughput.

• Directly lead, evaluate, and develop Senior Production Supervisors and department staff, establishing clear performance expectations and accountability.
• Foster a culture of psychological safety, absolute integrity, and collaboration, promoting trust and high engagement across all levels of the organization.
• Lead high-level tiered operating meetings (Tier 3/4) to align cross-functional plant leadership (Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, and Engineering) on daily priorities and systemic issues.
• Manage team relations proactively, ensuring all operational decisions comply with company policies and applicable agreements.

• Own the safety culture for the production department, driving a zero-injury mindset and ensuring compliance with all government, corporate, and plant safety regulations.
• Enforce rigorous adherence to safety routines, control plans, ergonomic standards, and environmental requirements on the production floor.

• Resilient Leader:
  An emotionally intelligent leader who remains calm and decisive in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
• Collaborative Influencer: A proven ability to build trust and influence cross-functional teams to achieve shared business strategies.
• Complexity Manager:
  Skilled at managing highly complex processes and communicating effectively with…